Tag: easy vegan recipes

It feels like just yesterday I was racing against the clock in culinary school during our flourless and frozen desserts unit to get this ready along with chocolate almond pastry cream and ninety other things, sneaking laughs of desperateness as Holly, my culinary school BFF, pulled off the same feat of boiling her homemade almond milk and getting her batch ready for “presentation” (that’s culinary school fancy speak for everybody grabs a spoon and eats too much while the chef critiques it all). Now, here I am, swirling up a tupperware’s full alone on a Sunday morning. A little less hectic, for sure, but somehow not quite as comforting. And isn’t that what Sunday’s are all about? A cup of green tea and the Sunday New York Times Magazine didn’t quite make up for that lack of comfort (missing Holly), but gave me that soothing element I craved.

When I found some organic butternut squash in my freezer, I went to work. And by work, I mean, boiled water, dumped the squash in, put a lid on it, waited five minutes, and then strained out the water and added the squash to a bowl and mashed it with my fork.

So what’s this magical go-to? Mild yellow miso paste. Just a dollop, but this umami-rich paste complements the natural sweetness of the squash. while lending a palate-popping savoriness. With a sprinkle of smoked paprika, this three ingredient lunch is as simple as it is gobble-worthy. I’m totally not on my third bowl. Totally.

Crusty french bread. It’s my downfall. I basically spend 41% of each day attempting to figure out, “What meal can I create that create a delicious vestibule to dip crusty french bread?” The answer, unfortunately for my carbohydrates intake, is pretty much everything.